Daily Archives: June 26, 2018

Sunday, July 8, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Hidden Gardens of Munjoy Hill

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Each year Friends of the Eastern Promenade hosts and coordinates the Hidden Gardens of Munjoy Hill. This self-guided walking tour offers a sneak peek into a selection of private gardens within the charming seaside neighborhood adjacent to the Eastern Promenade in Portland, Maine. Friends of the Eastern Promenade adopted the tour as its own in 2010.

Portland’s East End has become a sought-after neighborhood for many reasons, not least its wonderful gardens. Tour attendees come from as far away as Massachusetts and New Hampshire and attendance grows each year. The tour begins at Fort Allen Park, and tickets are $15 in advance, $30 on the day of the tour. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://easternpromenade.org/hidden-gardens-of-munjoy-hill/

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Through July 31 – Summer Blues Courtyard Display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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Late-flowering hydrangeas make the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Courtyard a delightfully cool retreat in the summer, beginning with large, spectacular mopheads and ending with the tall Paniculata ‘Grandifolia’, known in America as PeeGees. In July, the statuesque Agapanthus appears in the Courtyard with its large umbels of inky blue flowers. Hydrangeas are native to Japan, where they have been grown as ornamental plants for centuries; Western travelers brought them to their gardens in the late 18th century.

Visit the Museum website for hours and entrance fee information. Photo by Siena Scarff, 2012. Please note that the Courtyard displays are part of a living collection and as such the actual flowers may be different than what is described on our website, http://www.gardnermuseum.org/

Summer Blues courtyard display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.